Meaning & Definition of Organizational Culture:

 “Culture is a system of informal rules that spells out how people are to behave most of the
time” – Deal & Kennedy.
 Organizational culture is defined as the underlying beliefs, assumptions, values and ways of
interacting that contribute to the unique social and psychological environment of an
organization.
 The organizational culture is a system of shared assumptions, values, and beliefs, which
governs how people behave in organizations. These shared values have a strong influence on
the people in the organization and dictate how they act and perform their jobs.

Elements of Organizational Culture:

Importance of Organizational Culture:

 Brings all the employees at a common platform

 Culture decides the way employees interact at their workplace.
 Extracts the best out of each team member
 Culture represents the predefined policies which guide the employees and give them a sense
of direction at the workplace.

Types of Organizational culture:

 Adhocracy culture – the dynamic, entrepreneurial Create Culture.
 Clan culture – the people-oriented, friendly Collaborate Culture.
 Hierarchy culture – the process-oriented, structured Control Culture.
 Market culture – the results-oriented, competitive Compete Culture.